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Chapter One
Polymeric Materials from
Renewable Resources
LONG YU
CSIRO, Materials Science and Engineering, Melbourne, Australia
LING CHEN
Centre for Polymer from Renewable Resources, ERSPSP, SCUT, Guangzhou, China
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Natural Polymers 2
1.2.1 Natural Rubber 2
1.2.2 Starch 4
1.2.3 Protein 7
1.2.4 Cellulose 8
1.2.5 Chitin and Chitosan 9
1.3 Synthetic Polymers from Bioderived Monomers 10
1.3.1 Poly(lactic acid) 10
1.3.2 Propanediol 11
1.4 Polymers from Microbial Fermentation 11
1.4.1 Polyhydroxyalkanoates ... read full excerpt from Biodegradable Polymer Blends and Composites from Renewable Resources ebook
